Second Protagonist [Omniscient Reader]
013 | FRAUDSTERS (1) & 014 | FRAUDSTERS (2)

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𝗣𝗢𝗩 𝗬𝗼𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗵𝘆𝘂𝗸

Dust flew in the air as the hard ‘bang’ left the crater with cracks extending and turning in all directions, red blood stained the floor and slightly splashed out of the crater due to the magnitude of the impact.

I violently thrust my sword into the opponent's skull, directly penetrating and hitting the weakest point of the living creature, the brain.

The monster under my feet for a moment had a slight seizure, what a very strong life desire, it reminded me of him. I pushed my sword again until it pierced his head, this fight ends here.

I miss him so much.

“Master is awesome! A monster this strong is not comparable to a master!” Lee Jihye rambled with stars in his eyes, as if looking at his idol on stage. I descended and reached the ground when the scenario settlement notice appeared before me.

It would be great to be true if you looked at me like that.

I sat at the foot of the monster and wiped the blood on my sword blade, Lee Jihye walked towards me and offered me a bottle of water, “ rest master?”

“Come break Jonghyuk.”

I nodded in response and picked it up, gulping it down, for no reason my throat had a dry taste. The sense of deja vu where Lee Jihye's figure and the overlapping ‘dia’ make me a little disappointed, am I wrong to wish that he was in front of me instead of my own student?

If possible, I'll see you in front of me.

Re-pointing my sword, before I fully recline it, I see the reflection of my own face on the blade, I can confidently say that I am handsome, this is the face that women love, right?

Lee Jihye seemed to be able to see my disappointment, as she looked at me confusedly, did I show it all over my face? I thought I hid it well.

“Back to Chungmuro.”

I'm in time, the third main scenario will actually run tomorrow. I have to collect a lot of coins for the fight ‘Absolute Throne’ among the kings. I have to sit on it to finish the 5th scenario.

If I occupied ‘Absolute Throne’ I would have enough power to—

“—Paper origami master to run out, do I need to search outside?” Lee Jihye's spontaneous questions kept me disconnected from my own thoughts and I now remember them, but there is no origami paper in the station except in– “I'll look for it! Master rest it, leave it to me!”

Lee Jihye was a fast runner, before I said anything she with a strange high spirit went and left me alone, this girl must have raised her static without me noticing.

[Star Race ‘Oldest Father East’ says you have good students.]

[Star Race ‘Maritime War God’ encourages its incarnation.]

Lee Jihye is Lee Jihye, even in this round, he is still the same.

If this is the case, with the difficulty, Lee Jihye will definitely return to Chungmuro station tomorrow, I will use this time to hunt for coins. According to my memory, there should be sub-scenarios around here.

Seoul is a big city, there is no way I can look for it and run erratically all over Seoul, only when I occupied ‘Absolute Throne’ did I have the highest power. And you can't escape anymore, this cat-and-mouse game is gonna be mine.

I slightly lowered my face to hide my eyes, patience is the key here, as many times in the past, I had to wait like a predator waiting for its prey to let my guard down.

My mind has made plans for a future scenario without

consider a certain rat bastard and it is a fatal mistake that I will know of in the future.

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𝗣𝗢𝗩 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿

"Powah!"

Kim Dokja finally came out of the water and took a deep breath, her body finally rising to dry ground as she climbed up. Swiping the water on his forehead, he was finally able to feel the fresh air after being trapped in Ichthyosaurus' stomach for several days.

But a weak growl followed from behind him and immediately reminded Kim Dokja of something.

Looking back, on the water, the transparent round object floated erratically and occasionally hit the ground but could not climb. It was the size of a basketball and grunting sounds rang out in his ears. Kim Dokja grinned when she saw him.

Lifting balloons (?) from the water, one could see the white-haired creature trapped inside, it was like a hamster inside its ball and the cat was brooding and showing its fangs.

[The character 'Ball' shows anger at you.]

Kim Dokja stared guiltlessly as the cat's eyes looked at her with complaints, if the gaze could kill, Kim Dokja might have already split into pieces.

“Disrespectful gaze, I've taken care of you loh, did your owner not teach you manners?”

“Mowww! Meoww!?”

(“Breath your head! Who takes care of who!?”)

Ball has been furious about what has happened over the past few days. Maybe because I was angry,

the feathers until it was seen standing, its front legs had issued claws but could not penetrate the ball defense. Every item purchased in a dokkaebi bag is not an ordinary item.

Unfortunately, her cute appearance does not make her look ferocious, instead people have the desire to continue teasing her.

“Oww, I'm so scared.”

Ball becomes more angry when on a blatant ledk.

‘How dare he!!!’

"Hewww!"

(“I'll kill you!”)

“Singh... The cat that shows its fangs is a naughty cat right?” Kim Dokja asked questions of the constellations and waited for the positive answer she hoped for.

[The 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon's Star Race nodded in agreement.]

Ball's anger melted slightly upon seeing the glint of pleasure in the other party's eyes and his expression became less.

Don't tell...

“Bad cats need punishment.” With a sly grin, Kim Dokja held both sides of the ball tightly to ensure that the ball did not slip from his hand. Lift it up and—

[Star Race 'Secretive Plotter' supports you.]

“Meeoo-!!!”

With the sound of a certain cat interspersed, the ball has been shaken from top to bottom and vice versa, with a fast tempo when Kim Dokja has fun.

‘I understand Yoo Jonghyuk's feelings now.’

In Ball's view, the whole world is spinning and his body continues to hit the ball, if this is a comic then Ball's eyes have become a 'x' streak that signals his death.

[The Star constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' ate his peaches.]

[The Star Race 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' gazed with pity.]

Ball was now somehow able to see the stars spinning above his head and he could not stop puffing, his stomach felt wrapped around. He was about to vomit, but his stomach was empty so he did not spit out any food.

"Good cats are obedient cats, right?"

Just like that, Ball had developed his fears

with Kim Dokja. Let's pray Ball is not traumatized in the future.

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People moved cautiously at each of their steps, fearing that a lot of noise would attract the attention of monsters. The man in front, the leader of the group, with his ability in good precision led like a guide.

“When are we there? Where's the safe place? My leg hurts.”

The other man behind reluctantly continued to follow the group but from time to time continued to complain.

The leader slightly furrowed his brows, “in front is Yaksu station, if in say the ‘rasul’ is right, it will be a safe area and connected to the main scenario road.”

Other members don't say anything, they shouldn't be able to stand here if it wasn't for the words ‘rasul’.

Earlier, three men were staying at a hotel not far from Yaksu station, but when dokkaebi arrived, all of them died from failing to get past the scenario, they were only lucky to get through the first scenario of the time. But what makes them very afraid is when there is one person who claims to be ‘rasul’ and can finish the scenario easily. He said that the nearest safest area would be Chungmuro station, the first base region and all incarnations in Seoul would come together to do the 3rd main scenario.

To be honest, the appearance of the 'races' said this was too suspicious, was it really safe for the third 'scenario' territory to take place? But seeing how 'the apostles' could know everything as if omniscient, they were blown away.

The leader stared at his group, there were 5 of them, 3 adult men including himself, one teenage boy and one adult woman beside him. They were originally only three people and all men but along the way they helped two additional people.

As for why not join ‘rasul’, they are considered too low and just a burden, this really hit the confidence of the three of them, especially the man who kept complaining, he was previously a rich man, the man was still unable to adapt if he was now an ordinary person.

They were all ordinary people with few abilities, they were cowards and after a long consideration for the past three days, they only dared to make a move today.

“I know I shouldn't rely on these nonsense words! Huh! How could anyone be so arrogant!?”

“Cease your voice.” Leader reprimands when he feels something, “Did you find something Chunghee-ssi?” The adult woman behind was the first to notice her leader's abnormality.

Chunghee nodded and told her group to hide behind the truck not far away, her precision ability sensed the movements not far ahead, all of them immediately hiding, the, in this kind of life-threatening situation even the former rich man before stopped complaining.

In front of them not far away, a figure appeared in their field of vision, a thin and slender figure was standing and had just walked out of the food store through a broken window, his hand holding some bread, and he was holding some bread, snacks, and mineral water, on the part of looking at the food, the silent rich man stared with a twinkle in his eyes.

The food!

Food supplies that can be eaten at the hotel are almost all carried by ‘rasul’, the three of them are left with vegetables and water and some foods that can only be eaten with fire.

Life was hard, they could only eat instant noodles with cold water.

The slender figure squatted down and placed his food on the ground, his hands seemed to be overwhelmed from not being able to carry so much food. The rich man's stomach was rumbling and he couldn't help himself. Before he knew it, his legs were already running like crazy.

“Hae–”

“Food!!!” The man immediately darted into the food on the ground but his whole body hit the ground without a single piece of food in his arms, “sakitt... Eh? Where's the food!?”

The man sat on the floor regardless of whether his clothes were dirty or not, looking beside him, the man was stunned.

A pair of bright eyes looked at him curiously, the color gradation was very strange when compared to the black eyes of Asians.

‘Lenses contact?’ The man's first reaction upon seeing him was a dile dushy dari in front of him using beautiful contact lenses, although the man was not an ophthalmologist, there was no way anyone would have such strange two-colored eyes.

“Haejoon!”

The cry at the back blew away Haejoon's daydreams and r dile-ried it that was previously parallel to him standing up, “what did you do!? How can you be so impulsive!?”

Chunghee was so angry, how could anyone act so recklessly just because of food? Did he not consider his life and the safety of the entire group!?

“I Lan Jiao, please forgive our impolite friend, he really has no malicious intentions, I hope you understand our condition.” The only woman in the group, Lan Jiao, apologized first, she was a perceptive woman.

“O-oh-I don't really mind.” That darn-ridiculous ruse shows a relaxed smile without visible anger, though,

Chunghee and the other members felt a little relaxed, it seemed like he was a good child, they thought.

In the air, transparent and invisible creatures flying in the air, observed their entire group from the very beginning.

They did not know that they could die in the next second and become corpses if not for none of them showing a murderous aura.

If you do, the creatures in the air will eat them up to the bone.

As we know, appearances can be deceiving.

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[A/N: If Go Eunyeon goes undercover or changes her identity (in essence she won't reveal her real name), I'll write Go Seojin well.]

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𝗣𝗢𝗩 𝗞𝗶𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗸𝗷𝗮

"Yes God. Dokja-ssi! Dokja-ssi! "

Yoo Sangah's voice reached my ears when I could see the woman heading towards me and I could see her eyes were a bit red?

"Yoo Sangah - ssi."

"I'm thrilled. Really, I'm so happy! "

Yoo Sangah stood in front of me with a happy expression. I was shocked and asked for an awkward handshake, the woman in front of me now had a mixed expression, did I just see guilt flashing through her eyes?

And there were a lot of scratches on the back of Yoo Sangah's hand, which showed that she had been going through some tough times in the past few days.

I heard a voice and something attached to my leg.

"You're alive."

That's Lee Gilyoung. I stroked the boy's head.

"Are you okay?"

"ww... Meow."

("See how favoritism ... Forget there's a hungry cat in here.")

The ball that came out of the ball after it reached the safe area sniffed the plastic bag I was carrying and I of course lifted the bag to far from its reach, making the distance between the two.

Ball's ears are bent down, looking very pathetic.

[The Star Race 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' says the incarnation of 'Ball' has 100% amazing appeal to lure women.]

[The Star Race 'Secretive Plotter' says the incarnation of 'Ball' is the natural enemy of single men.]

[Star Race 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' scratches his head in agreement.]

The incarnation. True, Ball is also part of the incarnation, the system is not so superficial that it only involves humans as its participants, however, whether it be animals, humans, whatever it is, whatever it is, everything will be able to follow the scenario as long as it falls into the category of "living creatures."

Lee Gilyoung and Yoo Sangah when they saw Ball and the woman I helped started looking at me with a look I didn't understand, they are not characters in the Wasy Of Survival so I can't use the Omniscient Reader Viewpoint skill.

"I know you're alive, Dokja-ssi. Huh ... "

Finally, I saw Lee Hyunsung. The muscles of the upper half seem to become denser. Maybe Lee Hyunsung has protected both of them.

"I'm so sorry. At that time, I left Dokja-ssi ... "

"It's an unavoidable situation."

"Well, I'm glad Yoo Jonghyuk-ssi was right."

... Yoo Jonghyuk's? Why does that name sound here?

Ball raised his ear when he heard the name mentioned and started babbling in cat language that no one else could understand except me.

"Meeow! Meow! New, Meow! Mauowww, her-!?"

("The man really has no educated ethics! Very disrespectful! Not only does it not give me food but it also likes to throw without permission, hey little boy over there! Don't copy that guy next to you, he's wearing a used ma-!?")

"Can Sangah-ssi keep this cat for a while? She seems more comfortable with you, she's obedient and docile, you can hold my word." I showed my usual smile and in a smart way, the cat was silent.

I must have traumatized him.

Well, who told this cat to do anything along the way.

Lee Hyunsung who noticed the entire interaction finally said.

"That, Yoo Jonghyuk said that Dokja-ssi might still be alive ..."

"... Where is Yoo Jonghyuk now?"

"He's not here right now."

Not here?

"Yoo Jonghyuk-ssi left the station yesterday. That's so..."

I was able to determine a lot of things before Lee Hyunsung finished speaking. I'm seeing. It's really like that. He is a person in a hurry.

"By the way, did Yoo Jonghyuk say something else? Sangah-ssi seems uncomfortable with something."

All eyes were now fixed on Yoo Sangah and she by hugging the cat in her arms had gone one step forward, "i am very sorry for inconveniencing Dokja-ssi, if not for my carelessness..."

Troublesome?

"There seems to be a misunderstanding here..."

"Kim Dokja-ssi needn't go low, I'll make sure this won't happen again!" Yoo Sangah seemed to have made some sort of determination.

Perhaps seeing my confused face, Lee Hyunsung began to explain. "When on Oksu Bridge, Yoo Sangah-ssi asked Yoo Jonghyuk-ssi about your condition..."

"Yes?..."

"Yoo Jonghyuk said that you failed to get through the scenario with a cat... That's what he said... And Sangah-ssi feels guilty because if it wasn't for his carelessness, you would have been able to live a safer life (?)"

Until this line I understood.

I have to admit, they are really imaginative.

With her personality and her mood shattered after knowing her plan I was broken, Yoo Jonghyuk definitely let out some pressure unconsciously while talking to them and they did not have the courage to find out more details about the events on the bridge.

Since they had no clue they were unwittingly speculating why I was failing, the human brain was the most imaginative place and soon from the previous one "you failed to get through a scenario with a cat" to "you failed to get past the scenario for saving a cat."

And Yoo Sangah who previously guarded Ball must have felt guilty.

Am I a saint now?

"Yoo Sangah-ssi, there is no need to feel guilty for this, as I said before... It's an unavoidable situation, after all, we can't expect such an event to happen."

Since the misunderstanding had gone so far, I did not need to correct it, after all, there was no loss at all on my side.

Yoo Sangah nodded in response as she stroked the head of the mischievous cat. And Ball was kind of meowing, he seemed to like it.

Look how different the attitude is if I touch it.

"That reminds me, there's one more person."

"Ah, head of department."

Yoo Sangah did not finish speaking because a group of men were suddenly bullied. But that's a good thing.

"Everyone, get out of the way!"

I don't need to hear an explanation to see what happens right away. Three or four men armed with hammers or pipes began to surround me. There was a familiar face between them.

"You ...!"

Han Myungoh left me at Even Bridge and now he looks like he saw a ghost. Han Myungoh should join this group.

"S-Get rid of that guy! He is a very bad man! He shouldn't be here! "

A thief is always the one who feels pins and needles. Han Myungoh started to shout wildly.

However, I noticed that the other men looked at each other and did not move easily. Something is strange. Han Myungoh was placed in the middle yet they did not listen to him?

"Haha, Han-hyung. Everyone should get along well so why don't you stop? "

"Ah, i-it ..."

"You're the new guy."

People split to the side and roads formed. A slim man appeared among them. I can tell just by looking into his eyes. This guy has a sponsor.

Ball seemed to feel something as he raised his head and slightly showed his fangs.

[Character 'Ball' uses

Danger Sense Lv.2]

Confirmed, this guy had bad intentions.

Denger Sense is a skill that Ball usually activates when meeting people he perceives as danger, increasing his sense of imminent danger drastically.

"It's nice to meet you. Can I ask what your name is? "

"Kim Dokja."

"Dokja-ssi. I'm seeing. I'm Cheon Inho. "

Cheon Inho's? It feels like a name I should remember. I put strength into the hand that held the thorn. It seemed like this person was the leader of the Cheoldoo Group. He lost half of his men to me so he came here to make trouble.

"I heard stories from the people you came to. You fought monsters and saved my group. "

...Whahuh?

"Everyone, please collect! We have a brave new group! "

After Cheon Inho's words, people began to turn around in this manner one by one.

At that moment I knew. It was impossible for Han Myungoh's charisma to gather this much power. Cheon Inho was the true leader of this group.

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𝗣𝗢𝗩 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿

"So you guys are moving to Chungmuro?"

Lan Jiao cuddled as she fixed the position of her subdistrict, "as I explained, living above ground is really difficult, really difficult, we've encountered some areas tainted with poisonous mist and even monster nests along the way."

The fat man holding the bread in both hands, Haejoon, opened his mouth, "bwagaymanwa roty biasisya wo? (how can ordinary bread be so good?)"

"Fill the meal in your mouth first! The food in your mouth can go out everywhere!" Chunghee let out a sigh as she massaged her forehead, it seemed like she was very tired of the behavior of the man next to her.

"Thank you very much, it's all because of you..." Lan Jiao thanked him again for not knowing how many times she had said it.

"Ahaha, it's just a small matter, it's not necessary to argue, it's very rare to see a human survivor so we have to help each other." The person who was the center of attention of the group was still smiling, it was neither arrogant nor humble.

"Sigh, it's a pity that the food in this store has been looted by others..." Chunghee looked at the condition of the store which was already like it had been hit by a major disaster and there was no food left.

Go Seojin nodded, "this store must have been passed by someone else before and maybe because of the rush, there was some food left behind."

That's lies.

"You're really nice to give us your food, are you alone? Dangerous in an unsafe world like this moving on its own." Chunghee gave the advice, as an adult man he was very attentive to the future younger generation.

"Aren't ahjussi worried that I'm a bad person? Monsters aren't the only dangerous ones in this world."

"What are you saying... Listen son, the future of mankind can only be left to you, young, passionate warriors, we old people it's time to move on, this is the time you get up." Chunghee said like an old man and sighed, his age has reached 43 this year, the season has changed.

"Even if you had malicious intentions, you would have tried to hurt a long time ago or at least tried to divide the team, but you didn't. If you're worried about murder in the first scenario, then all of us in this place are bad people, killing others to live is unforgivable, but son, life is a choice... If you survive then you must be prepared for the problems that await you in the future and as a human being, we can only accept them." Chunghee's face looked slightly warm as there was a red shadow from the campfire.

Right, there's no clean-handed here. If crime is defined as killing people then they are all criminals now.

Go Seojin was slightly stunned for a moment and nodded.

"Ahjussi sounds experienced."

"Aish, the older the more you know."

"Hey you two! Let's greet our new friend." Haejoon who seems to be less familiar with the discussion of the group stands up and gives space to two people who always observe the entire interaction in silence.

'Look at how quickly he called someone 'friend' just because I gave him a little help.'

"See this serious guy? His name is Lee Namjoo, his body is big but his heart is like a rabbit, he is a bit awkward when talking to strangers, understand his attitude." Haejoon patted the back of the big man next to him and laughed, Go Seojin can see a slight red hue in the burly man's ears, really creating a contrast to his fierce appearance.

'His appearance like a gangster can scare people.'

"The teenage boy over there is the same age as you, his name is Park Binye he just graduated sm-"

"I'm 22 this year."

"-a, he'll be... What!?"

Haejoon looked on in surprise, not just him but all the team members. "You're not a schoolboy!?"

"You're not my age?"

"Go Seojin-ssi 22 years?"

"Do you have plastic surgery?"

Go Seojin still smiled, "I'm 22 this year." He repeats.

"Your reactions are normal, many are deceived by my appearance..."

"Is it natural? Seojin-ssi's parents' genes must be really good." Lan Jiao said.

"Who knows?~" Go Seojin used a playful tone as her eyes were fixed on the bonfire.

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